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Medium | December 5, 2017

Caregivers Take Action at College Vista Nursing Home

Staffers of College Vista nursing facility in Eagle Rock, CA staged a protest outside the facility today calling on management to bargain in good faith and to continue to provide the employees and residents a safe, healthy, and dignified life.

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Medium | October 5, 2017

AB 1513: The Fight For All Homecare Workers

Our state is aging — it’s no big secret. Our senior population is expected to increase from 5 million today to 12 million by 2060. California will face both challenges and opportunities due to this drastic shift in the population...

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Medium | September 6, 2017

Together We Rise: Harnessing the Power of our Generation

An Open Letter To My Fellow Youth Activists: Throughout my life, my parents have always stressed the importance of helping others whenever possible. Having my mom be active in her union, SEIU 2015, has taught me invaluable life lessons that...

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Medium | August 22, 2017

#ImagineJustice: Fixing our Broken Criminal Justice System

Yesterday, I joined Common, J Cole, Andra Day, and others in raising our voices to bring about change to a clearly broken criminal justice system that long ago failed to accomplish its intended goal of rehabilitation. A few months ago, again joining Common,...

Politics California Social Justice Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Reform
Medium | August 15, 2017

Our Justice Agenda: Ending Cash Bail

After a hard day of work, our members still go home to yet another challenge — facing the realities that trouble their communities and significantly impact their quality of life. Hence, SEIU 2015 has declared its commitment to some of the top...

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Medium | August 1, 2017

An Open Letter To Fellow Homecare Workers

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Homecare is just like any other industry and should be treated with the respect and dignity that it deserves. Our employers treat us the way we allow them to treat us, if we continue with this...

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Medium | July 10, 2017

We Fought and We Won for Seniors, People with Disabilities, and their Caregivers

We trust them to take care of our grandparents, our parents, our children, and even us. They know the most intimate information about their care recipients, including what medications need to be taken and what foods work with specific diets....

Politics California Health Aging Resistance
Medium | July 7, 2017

Trumpcare Defeated for Now

With the apparent demise of Trumpcare, we have shown the power that ordinary people have to stop disastrous policy. However, let us not be mistaken. This victory is not final. The Republican leadership in Washington and their plutocratic backers do...

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Medium | June 20, 2017

Without The ACA, My Husband Would Be Condemned To His Grave

“…‘til death do us part.” That was part of the vows I made to my husband on our wedding day. And never did I think that Republicans would be the force that tried to come between my husband and me...

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Medium | June 8, 2017

In California We Must Take Care Of Our Own

Graciela Pennington is a warm and compassionate person, the kind of person you’d want to be by your bedside in your last hours. But in the nursing home where she works as a Certified Nursing Assistant, there are so few...

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Medium | January 1, 2017

The Next Four Years Won’t be Easy — Are You Ready for the Fight Forward?

Over the next 100 hours we will see our nation rise in unity, sisterhood, and brotherhood. We will have the opportunity to remind ourselves what being American is truly about — speaking up for what is right, fighting for our...

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